Information about #BFB588 color

#BFB588 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFB588 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(191, 181, 136) — 74.9% red, 71% green, 53.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 22 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFB588 presents itself as a mildly saturated yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sage (#BCB88A). Slightly further away sit Underside Of Willow Leaves (#BCB58C) and Khaki Traditional (#C4B289).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 181, 136) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFB588: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #BFB588 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFB588 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BFB588 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BFB588

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFB588
  • RGB191, 181, 136
  • CMYK0, 4, 22, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 181, 136)
  • HSL49°, 30%, 64%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 30.055%, 64.118%
  • HSV49°, 29%, 75%
  • HSB49°, 29%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.710, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.710, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.710, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFB588
  • DECIMAL ID12563848
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01